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Adobe Launches Creative Suite 3
Adobe announces today the launch of Creative Suite 3, take a look at Creative License.
Adobe Announces Photoshop Public Beta
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On December 15, 2006, Adobe announced the first-ever public beta for an upcoming version of Photoshop, its flagship image-editing software available on http://labs.adobe.com/. Best-selling author and Photoshop guru Deke McClelland has teamed up with lynda.com to create the first professionally produced instructional training on every new feature in Photoshop CS3. In addition to many new features, this simultaneous Mac and PC release will be the first version of Adobe Photoshop that is optimized for use on Intel-based hardware, and has huge speed enhancements as a result.
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Adobe Illustrator Product Manager Reveals All
As the former product manager for Adobe Illustrator 10 and CS, instructor Mordy Golding knows the challenges that users face when learning and exploring Illustrator CS2.
Lynda.com presents Illustrator CS2 FAQs, a video tutorial that answers each common question about the program in detail. Mordy covers changing object and preference characteristics, adding security to PDF files, using filters and effects, importing and exporting files, understanding ambiguous terminology, and troubleshooting common issues. Illustrator CS2 FAQs is designed for viewing as a series of tutorials, or on a topic-by-topic basis for handy everyday reference. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.
Take a look at the free videos tutorials on Illustrator CS2 FAQs by clicking here
Quark Does Flash
Designing Flash layouts without needing to know complex code is now possible within QuarkXPress. Quark Inc. announced today the availability of Quark Interactive Designer, which enables creative professionals to leverage their skills to create rich, interactive content such as interactive tours, online ads, and design-driven presentations using QuarkXPress 7.
“Quark Interactive Designer creates the opportunity to take the intricate, heavily designed printed work we’ve created for our clients and make it dynamic effortlessly,” said Steve Whittier, partner, vice president, and creative director of Factory Design Labs. “This easy-to-use software tool has single-handedly given us the power to offer more to our clients, all while saving us significant time and money. It’s always cool to find a new program that you can make something with — and then to have fun putting it to use. For us, this software is a big deal. It’s the only one of its kind, and we are already using it on projects.”
Quark Interactive Designer puts added power in the hands of designers by allowing them to design precise and compelling Flash layouts for the Web without needing to know complicated code. That means creative professionals can utilize dedicated features for interactive buttons, animations, movies, and dozens of predefined actions for transitioning pages, playing sounds, sliding objects, and creating interactive menus. Read more
2006 MAX Award Winners Announced by Adobe
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) today announced the winners of the 2006 MAX Awards. Selected from hundreds of submissions from leading businesses and developers worldwide, the eight winners demonstrate the most innovative, groundbreaking customer projects built with Adobe solutions in the past year. Adobe is highlighting the winners at its annual customer conference, MAX 2006, where attendees also selected a people’s choice winner.
“The breadth and quality of the MAX 2006 Award nominations were astounding,” said Bruce Chizen, Adobe CEO. “Our customers continue to demonstrate the unique capabilities of Adobe solutions to bring new power and flexibility to business processes and greater richness to online experiences. It’s inspiring for Adobe to work with so many industry innovators.”
One winner was selected in each of the eight 2006 MAX Award categories. For more information on 2006 MAX Awards winners and finalists, visit www.adobe.com/events/max/max_awards. For a full listing of the winners Read more
